MIRACLES: Jesus Casts Out Demons
Tune in to this episode to find out the basics about Satan, his demons and who is more powerful than them!
In many stories and movies there is a goodie and a baddie. The main character is usually good and there is a villain who is a bully, mean and nasty and we always hope that the main character beats the villain by the end of the narrative.
Good vs evil. It is like a big fight. A war.
The bible has a similar story.
The goodie is God. He is loving, kind, caring and all things pleasant. God’s side has the Father, the Son Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Angels and any humans who want to believe in Him.
The baddie we meet very early on, Satan. Sometimes he is referred to as the Evil One, or Lucifer. He isn’t like the cartoons with a pitchfork, horn and a goatie. He is mean and nasty and wants everyone to join his side, and not follow God. On Satan’s side there is the devil, named Satan, and his group of evil spirits. Because their aim is to encourage people to follow them instead of God, they will try any trick to do it.
God won’t try any trick to get people to his side, because he will never lie, be sneaky, hurt people or steal.
In the end of the bible we can read all about the war and we find out that it is nothing like the movies, where the baddie wins for a little bit and then the goodie, then the baddie and finally the goodie wins overall. The war between God and Satan is over really quickly. When every human who is going to become a Christian is saved, then there is a quick war and Satan is beaten. God wins and everyone on his side gets to celebrate together for eternity.
But the hasn’t happened yet. So what is Satan doing now? What is his strategy?
Satan’s trick at the moment in Australia is to convince people that there is no such war going on at all. That there is no spiritual world. Many people do not believe in spirits.
Spirits are real but we do not have to be scared if we trust in God.
Bible Verse: James 4:7
Bible Verse: 1 John 4:4
He uses different tricks all around the world, in different areas and in different times, to achieve his goal. In Israel, when Jesus was alive, Satan got his evil spirits to take over different people’s bodies.
Bible Verse: Mark 5:1-20
How did Jesus cast the evil spirits out of that man? Because God has more power than Satan.
Bible Verse: Mark 3:22-25
We do not need to worry about Satan. We need to believe that he exists and that he is very bad but we don’t need to worry about him.
God is stronger than Satan.
God has a plan to win the war against Satan.
If we believe in God and that Jesus has taken our sins away on the cross, then we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us. This means that there is no way that the evil one can come in.
Discussion Questions:
How do you feel when you hear about Satan?
As this is the first episode that has really addressed Satan specifically, I am sure you have heaps of questions. Share any questions that you might have.
Pray to God together now, asking God to protect you against Satan.
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